Christ Church (Episcopal/Anglican) - Savannah, Georgia CRW_6097rt 2
Called the "Mother Church" of Georgia, as its founding was a requisite part of the establishment of Savannah - the state's first city - in 1733.
It's occupied the same site since, although the current building is the third one built here, having been constructed in 1838. (This coincided with the splitting of the ever-growing congregation; those living in the southern end of the city became part of the new St. John's congregation).
Among the notable people associated with the church is John Wesley, who was rector here from 1736-37. This was a few years before his (and his brother, Charles') divergence from the prevailing doctrine of the Anglican Church led to their founding of Methodism - and, indirectly, its later offshoot of Wesleyanism.
Christ Church (Episcopal/Anglican) - Savannah, Georgia CRW_6097rt 2
Called the "Mother Church" of Georgia, as its founding was a requisite part of the establishment of Savannah - the state's first city - in 1733.
It's occupied the same site since, although the current building is the third one built here, having been constructed in 1838. (This coincided with the splitting of the ever-growing congregation; those living in the southern end of the city became part of the new St. John's congregation).
Among the notable people associated with the church is John Wesley, who was rector here from 1736-37. This was a few years before his (and his brother, Charles') divergence from the prevailing doctrine of the Anglican Church led to their founding of Methodism - and, indirectly, its later offshoot of Wesleyanism.